CVE-2012-0465 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass account lockout policies in Bugzilla by spoofing IP addresses via the X-Forwarded-For header when inbound proxies are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0465?
CVE-2012-0465 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, published on 27 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Bugzilla 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.6, and 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, when the inbound_proxies option is enabled, does not properly validate the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to bypass the lockout policy via a series of authentication requests with (1) different IP address strings in this header or (2) a long string in this header.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0465?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Bugzilla.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0465?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0465 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-0465 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0465 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Bugzilla
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fhx8-238h-cc4x.